Table 3.
Participant characteristics of interviews and survey
| Characteristic | Interview participants | Survey respondents |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Job grade | ||
| Foundation doctor year 1 (F1) | 9 (31.0) | 16 (15.8) |
| Foundation doctor year 2 (F2) | 4 (13.8) | 25 (24.8) |
| Specialty registrar doctor year 1/2 (ST1/2) | 4 (13.8) | 23 (22.8) |
| Specialty registrar doctor year 3/4/5 (ST3/4/5) | 3 (10.3) | 10 (9.9) |
| Specialty registrar doctor year 6/7 (ST6/7) | 2 (6.9) | 4 (4.0) |
| Staff grade doctor | 0 (0) | 5 (5.0) |
| Consultant | 6 (20.7) | 15 (14.9) |
| Nurse (band 6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) |
| Other | 1 (3.4)* | 2 (1.0)† |
| NHS Trust | ||
| 1 | 11 (37.9) | 30 (29.4) |
| 2 | 8 (27.6) | 60 (58.8) |
| 3 | 10 (34.5) | 11 (10.8) |
| Department | ||
| Internal medicine/care of the elderly | 10 (34.5) | 46 (45.5) |
| Emergency admission | 8 (27.6) | 26 (25.7) |
| General/Vascular surgery | 10 (34.5) | 20 (19.8) |
| Other | 1 (3.4)‡ | 9 (8.9)§ |
*Pharmacist.
†Medical student=1, locum senior house doctor=1.
‡Pharmacy.
§Palliative care=4, acute medicine=2, cardiology=1, ITU=1, nephrology=1.